Why do people get a coated breed & then?

Question

BUZZ the poor thing?
There are ***26*** breeds in the Toy Group,another dozen at least in the Hound & Non-Sporting & Terrier Groups that are under 20lbs.
If you're not going to properly care for a coated breed,chose a smooth-coated breed instead of butchering an animal that dedicated people spent hundreds of years selectively breeding FOR a BEAUTIFUL LONG COAT!

PS:
ALL DOGS SHED!! Buzzing only makes em shed SHORTER hairs.

First answer is ***100%*** TOTALLY ABSOLUTELY ***WRONG***!!!

& "kats" is 98% WRONG.

Answer 1

Because people generally do absolutely no research at all when they go to buy a dog.. It's either a dog they saw on tv and thought it was pretty or a friend has one and their dog is super nice... They don't check to see how much a dog sheds, or how much or what kind of grooming is necessary.. SO they get their pretty dog, they get sick of brushing, get sick of vacuuming and they decide that shaving it off is the best idea.. Little do they know that they are removing the dog's protection from the elements.. The coat that is protecting them from the heat and the cold, the sun and everything else.. Lack of research and lack of knowledge on the pretty dog they choose...

Answer 2

The reason people get long coated dogs is because they saw them on TV or in a picture and think wow, what a pretty dog so they go and buy it. Once they find out how much work that pretty dog really is, off to the groomer they go. They really do not want a dog, they want a toy. They want the dog that they have seen on TV (groomed and trained) without having to do any of the work.

My brother owns a golden and he gets the dog shaved every summer because his wife doesn't like the shedding. What a shame!!

Answer 3

Whoever says that a shaved dog isn't uncomfortable is wrong! A shaved dog that's growing back his coat is usually very itchy and uncomfortable. The skin is deprived of oils and protection that the coat usually provides. The skin often becomes dry and irritable.
A properly groomed dog is insulated against cold and heat. A properly groomed dog would feel just as comfortable or uncomfortable as a person on a hot or a cold day.

Answer 4

Probably for ease of living with the animal, a bit of laziness or for the health of the dog.

Also, a newly clipped Shih Tzu is much softer to the touch than most short/smooth coated dogs.

I've never buzzed a dog and I own a long-coated breed and I've rescued a whole bunch of that breed that had never been groomed in their lives. Talk about hours spent grooming!

But, if I had a dog that was no longer in the physical condition to allow me to groom it (too old, too dysplastic etc..) I'd buzz it down ... and would realize that it damages the dirt and weather resistant qualities of a good double coat... plus most dogs in my breed are embarrassed to be "nude" whether it be from shaving or post puppy coat drop.

For what its worth, I know more than a few Lhasa and Shih Tzu breeders who puppy clip their dogs who are no longer being actively shown.. they also clip down b*tches who are going to whelp.

Edit: Plus there are dogs who for whatever reason are intolerant of being groomed on a daily basis. I've found with my dogs who have grown up being groomed and shown that their skin becomes more tender as they age.

Answer 5

My mom and dad do this to their Golden Retriever because he is always in the lake in the summer. Even though they bathe, groom, brush, furminate, etc regularly he gets matted. He also stinks because his fur never dries all the way. The options are: he could spend the whole summer outside because he's a smelly mess (he sleeps in the house), or they can clipper his hair short for summer so he's easy to groom (then he can sleep in the house or come in when it's really hot or storming etc). Which option do you think makes more sense? Plus if someone pays a large amount of money for a dog with long hair then wants to clipper it all off why do you care?

Answer 6

LOL, i work for a dog grooming place and i ask the same thing......Alot of people believe it will keep them cooler well FYI, they do not have a coat like say huskies, so labs, goldens, and such will NOT be any cooler with the hair, then w/o it, they have hair like we do, so ditch that myth........ We will not shave down short hair dogs if we can talk the owner out of it, and goldens well sometimes its older people that own them,and cant groom the properly, or the animal maybe older, and cant control body functions anymore, so we shave the hair for them... But i always ask why get a golden just to make it look like a lab.. We always tell people also, shaving your animals coat like that, it may not grow back in right, may be patchy even grow back in thicker. People just need to realize and research there animals to see what kind of care goes into them before making a decision.

Answer 7

I guess I really don't have a favorite breed as such. I've always owned Paints, QH, ro Qh crosses until my boyfriend got his TWH/Saddlebred but I've worked with everything from Clydesdales to Miniatures. I absolutely LOVE Friesians and think they are so gorgeous, but at the same time I know the most about stock-type horses. I prefer basic black with no white, but have a REAL soft spot for blue roans (after getting to work with Mr Good N Plenty a few years ago).

Answer 8

In some cases there may not have been much of a choice. I have always adopted from shelters, and sometimes the best dog by far happens to have long fur and shed a lot. My parents' dog is shaved, although she has a long, beautiful coat to help with allergies.

I understand your frustration, I'm just trying to give you a different perspective :)

Answer 9

I don't know...I guess people like the way a dog looks and when they get it they don't realize they don't have enough time or patients to care for the dogs fur. I think if you get a dog you should find out all about what the dog is going to require and then do everything you can do to make the dogs life a good one.

Answer 10

loving a breed and have time to keep up a long hair breed is two different things. if you have a long hair breed that you keep groomed short so it does not mat up and get sores then you are PROPERLY TAKING CARE OF YOUR DOG. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A QUALITY BREEDING FARM.MOST OF THE DOG HAVE BEEN CUT SHORT.almost all ***** dogs are cut very short before giving birth. you need to do more research before you make such comments.